Inspection stickers in Louisiana are about to go the way of the do-do bird. A bill to replace them with QR codes will soon be on Governor Landry’s desk, and Landry has said he will sign it. Lafayette Democrat Gerald Boudreaux argued against it, saying no amount of modern technology can replace inspections to keep everyone on Louisiana roadways safe.
Alexandria Democrat Jay Luneau said technology changes things; and by implementing the QR codes, the state is moving on to the next level.
The only information revealed by the QR codes is the VIN. Luneau said they can help keep law enforcement officers safe by letting them know things like whether the vehicle was stolen before approaching it during a traffic stop.
The Department of Insurance is using modern technology to catch people committing insurance fraud. Commissioner Tim Temple says it’s using Anti-Fraud One and artificial intelligence to catch people defrauding insurance companies.
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That technology was used to arrest six Ouachita Parish residents last week in connection with a nearly decade-long insurance fraud scheme involving fire and water damage claims.
Two-time state championship-winning football coach Joe Spatafora is leaving Union Parish for a high school coaching job in Arkansas. Spatafora says this new opportunity at Drew Central High School in Monticello, Arkansas, came together in the last week.